FISHER HOWE is a former Foreign Service officer and a consultant for nonprofit organizations with LavAnder/Howe & Associates in Washington, D.C. He has served as assistant dean and executive director at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and director of institutional relations for Resources for the Future. Howe is the author of The Board Member's Guide to Fund Raising (Jossey-Bass, 1991).

• Foreword xiPreface xiiiThe Author xixPart I: Board Membership in Perspective 11 On Joining a Board 32 The Qualities of a Good Board Member 53 What You Should Know About the Law Governing Nonprofits 94 A Nonprofit is not a Business 13Part II Board Member Responsibilities 215 Your Role as a Board Member 236 Attending Board Meetings 277 Defining the Mission and Strategic Planning 298 Choosing and Evaluating the Chief Executive 359 Assuring Financial Responsibility 4110 Supporting and Overseeing Programs 4711 Participating in Fundraising 5112 Keeping the Board Effective 63Part III: Board Members and Boards 6713 Board Organization and Procedures 6914 Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities of Board Members 7715 Leadership: Every Board Member Has a Role 85Resources 89A A Donor Bill of Rights 91B The Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Standards for Charitable Solicitations 93C National Charities Information Bureau’s Standards in Philanthropy 101References 111Index 113

FISHER HOWE is a former Foreign Service officer and a consultant for nonprofit organizations with LavAnder/Howe & Associates in Washington, D.C. He has served as assistant dean and executive director at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and director of institutional relations for Resources for the Future. Howe is the author of The Board Member's Guide to Fund Raising (Jossey-Bass, 1991).

• Foreword xiPreface xiiiThe Author xixPart I: Board Membership in Perspective 11 On Joining a Board 32 The Qualities of a Good Board Member 53 What You Should Know About the Law Governing Nonprofits 94 A Nonprofit is not a Business 13Part II Board Member Responsibilities 215 Your Role as a Board Member 236 Attending Board Meetings 277 Defining the Mission and Strategic Planning 298 Choosing and Evaluating the Chief Executive 359 Assuring Financial Responsibility 4110 Supporting and Overseeing Programs 4711 Participating in Fundraising 5112 Keeping the Board Effective 63Part III: Board Members and Boards 6713 Board Organization and Procedures 6914 Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities of Board Members 7715 Leadership: Every Board Member Has a Role 85Resources 89A A Donor Bill of Rights 91B The Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Standards for Charitable Solicitations 93C National Charities Information Bureau’s Standards in Philanthropy 101References 111Index 113

FISHER HOWE is a former Foreign Service officer and a consultant for nonprofit organizations with LavAnder/Howe & Associates in Washington, D.C. He has served as assistant dean and executive director at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and director of institutional relations for Resources for the Future. Howe is the author of The Board Member's Guide to Fund Raising (Jossey-Bass, 1991).

• Foreword xiPreface xiiiThe Author xixPart I: Board Membership in Perspective 11 On Joining a Board 32 The Qualities of a Good Board Member 53 What You Should Know About the Law Governing Nonprofits 94 A Nonprofit is not a Business 13Part II Board Member Responsibilities 215 Your Role as a Board Member 236 Attending Board Meetings 277 Defining the Mission and Strategic Planning 298 Choosing and Evaluating the Chief Executive 359 Assuring Financial Responsibility 4110 Supporting and Overseeing Programs 4711 Participating in Fundraising 5112 Keeping the Board Effective 63Part III: Board Members and Boards 6713 Board Organization and Procedures 6914 Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities of Board Members 7715 Leadership: Every Board Member Has a Role 85Resources 89A A Donor Bill of Rights 91B The Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Standards for Charitable Solicitations 93C National Charities Information Bureau’s Standards in Philanthropy 101References 111Index 113